2019 C & G Match Play Tournament (MPT) for NIMAGA Members

** 2 NEW RULES for 2019 **1. In order to establish C & G MPT
eligibility, a participant must have done BOTH of the following: - Complete 1 NIMAGA event AND post 2 scores to
the IGH Handicapping service by the end of the first round of the C & G MPT.
- If this requirement is not met, the player will be deemed ineligible for the C
and G MPT, his first round match will be considered a forfeit and the entry fee
will NOT be reimbursed.

1. C & G MPT matches will NOT be allowed during regular NIMAGA stroke play
events.- We do not want to
negatively impact pace of play during stroke play events

Determine Handicaps

On the day of your match, to get the course adjusted handicaps that you will use,

Go to http://nimaga.org/handicaps/
to access your "Handicap Card" (IGH) Index and "Tournament Handicap" Indexes.
The latest revision date should be the same for both.
Write down the lower of the two indexes for both you and your opponent.

Go to the course website and write down the "Rating / Slope" for the tees you will be using.
The middle tees will be used unless both you and your opponent agree to use another tee.
For accuracy, get the Rating / Slope from CDGA.

2018 C and G MPT FINALS!

The final matches of the 2018 C&GMPT wereplayed on
Friday, Sept 28th at The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison. The four
finalists earned their way to the Finals this day by winning their previous
four matches, and the right to compete for their respective Division's
Championship on this beautiful and demanding golf course. This was a stiff
test of golf with the Hogan division going off of the blue tees (134 slope)
while the Jones division played from a black/blue hybrid tees (136 slope).
To further add to the difficulty, the weather turned on us with frequent
light rain and temperatures hovering in the low 50s.

In the Hogan Division, Sal
Lombardi, Sr.,
playing in his first MPT Finals, beat Ray
Riemer (also
in his first final match) to the tune of 5&4. Sal went 2 up in the first 4
holes and Ray never recovered as the weather worsened. Sal was relentless
and played great throughout, stretching the lead on the back nine and
finishing off Ray with a 22 foot putt on the 14thhole
to seal the deal. Ray knew it would be a test based on the handicap
differential but in the end, it was Sal’s consistent play that was the
determining factor. Terry
Boksha was
the playing marshal for this group. Many thanks to Terry for enduring the
wet and cold conditions.

The Jones Division match was a much tighter affair, with Ron
Potocnik battling Mayur
Patel to
extra holes before winning in 19 holes. The match seesawed throughout with
each man holding hole advantages yet battling back to force it to 19 holes.
Mayur was down 2 after 15, yet managed to win 16 & 17 to draw the match to
even. But Ron prevailed on the first extra hole to take the title. This
was Ron and Mayur’s first time participating in Match Play and they took it
to the limit. Mayur even overcame a defeat in round 1 but re-entered and
made it to the finals. Tim
Jordan was
their playing marshal. Thanks, Tim!

One last thanks to the handful of NIMAGA reps who accompanied the final
event.

Congratulations to Sal
Lombardi, Sr. and Ron
Potocnik for an outstanding tournament! They will each be rewarded with
a $172 NIMAGA Certificate, Championship plaque, and received the gratis
round of golf at Oak Meadows, and a qualification for the NPC. For
finishing in second place, Ray
Riemer and Mayur
Patel each will receive a $112 NIMAGA Certificate, and also an NPC
qualification.

The C&GMPT prize payouts were:

Mike Lyman
Jones Division
Q finals
$28.00

Jonathon Tran Jones Division Q finals $28.00

Frank Fiarito
Jones Division
Q finals
$28.00

James Dubay
Jones Division
Q finals
$28.00

Mario Conte
Jones Division
Semi finals
$65.00

Stan Hilty
Jones Division
Semi finals
$65.00

Mayur Patel
Jones Division
Runner-up
$112.00

Ron Potocnik
Jones Division
Champion
$172.00

Ken Koranda
Hogan Division
Q finals
$28.00

George Zdarsky
Hogan Division
Q finals
$28.00

Micheal Wolfe
Hogan Division
Q finals
$28.00

Dave Martinek
Hogan Division
Q finals
$28.00

Dennis Samoska
Hogan Division
Semi finals
$65.00

Jim Kotula
Hogan Division
Semi finals
$65.00

Ray Riemer
Hogan Division
Runner-up
$112.00

Sal Lombardi, Sr
Hogan Division
Champion
$172.00

As most of you know, this is the first year that this tournament is under
new management. I want to thank George Zdarsky and Carl Movrich for
trusting me with their tournament that they started in 2008. To that end,
the tournament was renamed to withhold that legacy. I hope that myself and
the new governing body has done them proud.

Thanks to all who participated in this year’s event and we hope you will
enroll for next year.